Vehicle Details
Registration: NK04 FOT
Chassis: DAF SB120
Bodywork: Wright Cadet
Depot: Alpha Recovery, Weetslade
Livery: Go North East Red
Year new: 2004
Vehicle History
January 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has been sold for scrap to Alpha Recovery, Weetslade.
December 2015
Go North East
This vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Washington Depot. It is currently being dismantled for spare parts.
March 2008
Go North East
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This vehicle has received "The Centurion" branding, with sub-branding for services 75/76 and 85/86. This brand was first introduced to Percy Main services 305, 315/316 and 325/326 using Dennis Dart MPD, Dennis Dart SPD and Dennis Lance SLF/Wright Pathfinders in standard livery with logos applied, but a re-launch of the brand coincides with service changes effective 30th March 2008. As part of these changes, which coincides with a large cash investment into new buses, service 305 (Newcastle - Hadrian Park - Wallsend) will be replaced by "Citylink" service 58 operating with brand new Mercedes Citaros and "Wallsend Links" service 40, while services 315/316 will be re-numbered 75/76 and likewise 325/526 re-numbered 85/86.
February 2008
Go North East
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Ahead of upcoming service changes, this vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Percy Main.
February 2008
Go North East
Prior to new branding being launched, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain red base livery.
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April 2007
Go North East
Having been delivered in a plain red base livery; this vehicle has now been repainted into a silver and blue base livery at Thornton Brothers, Ashington, and has also received "Cobalt Clipper" branding.
April 2020
Go North East
Due to high passenger volumes on the Byker ASDA free shuttle bus service, this vehicle has been reinstated to be allocated to this service. This will allow for more adequate social distancing measures on the A1/A2/A3 services.
April 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has had its sub-branding for "Fast Cats" services X35/X36 removed.
April 2009
Go North East
This vehicle has received "Coaster" branding, with sub-branding for service 1 (Gateshead - Whitley Bay).
April 2019
Go North East
In order to provide a higher-specification vehicle on service X30 (Stanley - Newcastle), this vehicle has transferred from Saltmeadows Road Depot to the Hownsgill Depot.
April 2015
Go North East
This vehicle has now entered service at Riverside Depot on "X66 Metrocentre" service X66.